Movies directed by Richard A. Colla

Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer (1989)

92 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Whilst I am sure many will recognize the name Pulitzer from the famous prizes I wonder how many like me know nothing about the family behind it. I mention this because "Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer" is a TV movie made about Ro...

Storm and Sorrow (1990)

91 mins     Adventure , Drama, TV Movie      

There are two ways you can look at "Storm and Sorrow" and depending on your movie experiences will determine what you get. By that what I mean is that for those who have only watched mainstream mountain climbing movies this w...

Deadly Medicine (1991)

90 mins     Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Deadly Medicine (1991) Veronica Hamel is the paediatric doctor facing the end of her career when a baby died in her practice but if it wasn't her it must have been her nurse, Genene Jones...

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (1993)

93 mins     Action , Drama, TV Movie      

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story - true story movie about a mother's desperate attempt to get her daughter back after the father took her to Jordan...

Zoya (1995)

171 mins     Drama, Romance, TV Movie      

I am going to split up this review of "Zoya" into three parts starting with the typical because if you didn't know already "Zoya" is an adaptation of a Danielle Steel novel which was originally made as a two part mini-series....

Hidden in Silence (1996)

90 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Hidden in Silence (1996) Kellie Martin stars as Fusia, a young woman who helps the Jewish family she works for when they are forced in to the Ghetto...

Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder (1997)

93 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

"Love's Deadly Triangle" or "Swearing Allegiance" as it is also known is no ordinary story but unfortunately it is an ordinary made for TV movie. As such it does a reasonable job of telling an adapted version of what really h...

When Husbands Cheat (1998)

87 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

As a fan of TV movies I often find myself coming to the defence of them as they come under undue criticism for being corny. But there are times when even as a fan it is difficult to leap to their defence and when it comes to ...

Blue Valley Songbird (1999)

92 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

To simplify "Blue Valley Songbird" it is the story of Leanna, how as a child she had to deal with an abusive, controlling father and having escaped him finds herself in another controlling situation with a boyfriend who as he...

Ultimate Deception (1999)

90 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Ultimate Deception (1999) Yasmine Bleeth stars as Terry who begins to grow suspicious of her husband, Bobby (Richard Grieco), when he returns home with a baby...